Cheese-cutter.



No. 823,227. PATENTED JUNE l2, 1906. A. B. ROACH & A. J. HODGE.

CHEESE CUTTER. APPLIOATION FILED Mu, 1905.

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PATENTED JUNE l2, 1906. A. B. ROAGH & A. J. HODGE.

CHEESE GUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.8, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARLAND B.. ROACH,v OF LOS ANGELES, AND ARTHUR J. HODGE, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA., ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO CHARLES E. DOFFLEMYER? AND'DAVID F. Mc- KINNEY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of LettersP'atent.

Patented June 1'2, 14906.

Application filed March 8, 1905. Serial No. 249,049.

Y nia, have inventedanew and useful-Improve.-

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ment in Cheese-Cutters, of Which. the following is a` specification.

The main object of the present invention is tov provide a cheese-cutter compact in structure and simple and eflicient in operation.

Another object ofy theinvention is-to pro-V vide a device of thischar-acter With improved means for adjustment according to the Weight ofthe cheese to be cut.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cheese-cutter wherein gearing or tooth Wheels are dispensed With and the cost and` liability to breakage of the device are there.- by reduced to a minimum.-

A further object of the invention is to provide a cheese-cutter wherein the projection of the operating and controlling` Varts beyond the ordinary base or frame yof t e cutter Will be reduced to a minimum, thereby reducing the liability to breakage in shipment, &c., and making the device more convenientk in operation.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 isa plan. Fig. 2 isaside'elevation. Fig. 3 is ai horizontal sectionl on the lien x3 w3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical-section on the line :r4 x4, Fig. 3 Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section of the feeding-clutch and brake-dog devices.l Fig. 6 is a Jragmental plan of aportion ofthe Wheel for supporting. the cheese-carrying board and the operating devices therefor in different positions to that shown in Fig. 3.

1 designates a suitable base or irame which may be of the usual circular form and may have,4 cross-arms 1a. A Wheel or rotatable member 2, herein termed the cheese-carh rier, isj'ournaled by a pivotal stud 3, centrally of the base 1, 0n said cross-arms l, and the cheesefcarryingboard 3a rests on and is carried around With said rotatable `imember 2. 4 designates thev operatinghandle on aflever 5, pivoted at 6 to the crossarmsl2L on thebase 1 and connected to 0plerate the Wheel or rotary member 2. For lgthis purpose said lever 5` may engage an auxiliary or intermediate lever 7, the lever 7 having adepending stud 5a, Which engages lfin av fork or notch 5b, for-med in the lever 5, fthe lever 7 being pivotally mounted con- 1 centric ally With-the Wheel or cheese-carrier 2 on the pivot-stud 3. The lever 7 is prolvided at its outer end'With a clutch for causing engagement thereon With the Wheel 2 When the lever is moved in one direction only.. This clutch device preferably com- ,prises a movable member, such as a ball or yrolling device 8, traveling. in a Way 9, formed -in-the block 10fon the end of the lever 7, said VWay being inclined to cause the ball in rolling in. one direction thereon to bind a ainst the Wheel 2 and when rolling in the ot er direction to release therefrom. A

t The block 10 has an overhanging flange 11 at its-top engagingfover the rim of Wheel 2 to -holdthe latter down to receive the gripping jaction ofthe ball. A spring 12, secured at one end to lever 7, extends at its free end in `the path of ball 8, so as to limit the moveement oie said ball and also to tend to hold or press-said ball toward the upper end of the Way 9, this pressure being very light, so as not to cause a grippingY engagement, but to hold the ball in contact with both the Way and with the Wheel in readiness for such engagement.

Meansare also provided for. braking or resistingY the movement of the Wheel in a. reverse direction to that caused by the clutch device aforesaid. This' bra device is also a friction-clutch and comprises a ballor rolling device 13, traveling in an inclined Way 15 in a lug 14 on the base 1 and engaging With the bottom of Wheel 2 to grip thereon in one directionoi movement and to release the Wheel in the other direction of movement of the latter. The lug`14 has an overhanging flange 14a extending over the rim of Wheel 2 to hold it down to receive the gripping action.

A spring 16 holds the ball 13 in position to instantly grip and hold the wheel against tendency to reverse rotation.V

17 designates an adjustable stop or gage plate movably supported on the base 1 and provided with means for engaging with a suitable device on the handle-lever 5 to enable said lever to be accurately stopped or arrested at definite or determined points corresponding to the weight of the piece of cheese to be cut oli". The stop means on member 17 is so arranged or formed that the adjustment of said member will vary the amount of angular travel that is permitted to the handlelever 5 before it is arrested thereby. Said member 17 consists of a plate pivoted at 18 to the base 1 and having a plurality of series of stop portions 19 thereon, preferably formed as grooves. The device on the handle-lever for engaging such stop portions consists of a in 20, sliding in a vertical passage 21 in the handle-lever and pressed down toward the plate 17 by a spring 22, set in a socket or housing 23 and acting against a collar 27 on the pin 20. A lever 24, pivoted at 25 to the handle, has a fork 26 engaging under the collar 27. Said lever is engaged at its other end by a depression-pin 28, sliding in the handle 4 and adapted to be pressed by the thumb to tilt the lever 24, and thereby move the pin 2O away from the stop-plate 17, so as to permit free angular movement of the handle-lever. When the pin 28 is released, the spring 22 will cause the pin 2O to engage the surface of the stop-plate 17 and to snap into the rst stop-groove 19 that is presented in the course of the movement of the handle-lever. The said grooves 19 are eccentric to the pivot 18 of the plate 17, so that on angular movement or adjustment of plate 17 around its pivot the distance between successive grooves in the movement of the handle-lever will be varied. The shoulders or walls of the respective grooves 19 act as stop portions for engaging the stop-pin 20, and owing to their divergence in the direction of adjustment of the stop-plate member they are at dierent or variant distances in the direction of movement of lever 5 in the different angular positions of said stop-plate member.

Gage or stop plate 17 is rovided with means for indicating the angu ar vadjustment thereof, said means consisting, for example, of index-marks 30 on or near its periphery and an index or indicator mark 31 arranged in fixed position on the frame-for example, on a block 32, which is clamped by a clampscrew 33. The peripheral edge of the plate 17 which is concentric with the pivot 18, is preferably beveled, as shown at 34, and the clamp device is clamped down to the base, so as to hold the plate 17 in adjusted position. The indicating-marks 30 on the plate 17 may be designated with suitable characters corresponding to the weights of the cheeses to be cut, andthe stop-grooves 19 are designated with marks corresponding to the weights of the pieces of cheese that are to be cut offfor example, one -fourth pound, one -half pound, &c:-the first groove, however, being merely a stop-groove representing the starting position of the knife.

36 designates the cheese-cutting knife mounted on a knife-frame 37 which is pivoted at 38 on a bracket or standard 39, rising from base 1. Said knife has a handle 40 and slides on frame 37, being, for example, provided with slots 41, engaging over pins or bolts 42 on said frame. One of said bolts may have a clamp-screw device or butterflynut 43 for clamping the blade in fixed position Where a sliding movement is not desired.

The operation is as follows: The cheese having been weighed, it is placed on board 3.

Clamp-screw 33 is loosened and gage or stop plate 17 is adjusted in or out to bring opposite the fixed mark 31 that mark 30 which corresponds to the weight of the entire cheese; and the plate then reclamped. Handle-lever 5 is assumed at this time to b e in position with its detent-pin resting inthe first groove 19. When it 1s desired to cut a piece of cheese, the knife which has been raised for insertion of the cheese is depressed, cutting the cheese radially to the center. Then the knife is again raised and the handle 4 is grasped, the pin 28 depressed by the thumb,

Generally the knife-blade maybe clamped to its handle-frame, so as to be more conveniently manipulated; but in case the cheesecloth at the bottom does not sever readily the clamp may be loosened' and the knife reciprocated to cut the same,

The various parts ofthe device may be variously modified without departing from the invention.

What we claim is* 1. In a cheese-cutter, the combination of a frame, a cheese-carrier rotatably mounted thereon, a handle-lever connected to rotate' said carrier, and provided with a stop device, a stop member pivoted on said frame to move transversely to the movement of the handle, and means for holding said stop member in different angular positions, said stop member being provided with stop portions arranged at variant distances in the path of movement of the stop device on the handle in the different angular positions of the stop member.

2. In a cheese-cutter, the combination of a frame, a cheese-carrier rotatably mounted IOO thereon, a lever connected to rotate' said carrier, a spring-operated stop-pin movable on said lever provided With releasing means, a stop-siate pivoted on the rame and having a plura ity of stop portions for engagement With the stop device and extending eccentrically to said pivot, and a clamp device on the Jframe engaging and holding the stop-plate.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands, at California, this 6th day of ro February, 1905.

ARLAND B. ROACH. ARTHUR J. HODGE. In presence of- JoHN MoDoNALn, E. E. PHrPPs. 

